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H.R. 677: JUSTICE Act

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H.R. 677: JUSTICE Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-01 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

JUSTICE Act

Plain summary

Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2021 or the JUSTICE Act This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. The bill funds state and local grants, incentivizes state and local reporting on the use of certain policing practices, creates new federal offenses for certain misconduct, and establishes best practices and training requirements. The bill funds state and local grants, including to support the use of body-worn cameras, to implement information sharing systems for disciplinary records of law enforcement officers, and to prohibit officers from engaging in sexual acts under color of the law. Further, it requires state and local governments that receive grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to report information related to use-of-force incidents and the use of no-knock warrants. At the federal level, the bill establishes new criminal offenses related to falsifying police reports and engaging in sexual acts under color of law. The bill directs the Department of Justice to develop training on de-escalation tactics, behavioral health crises, alternatives to the use of force, and the duty to intervene when another officer uses excessive force. Finally, the bill establishes and funds the National Criminal Justice Commission. Among other tasks, the commission must develop best practices for policing tactics and procedures.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

JUSTICE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] · 132 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Don Bacon (R-NE), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), James R. Baird (R-IN), David Schweikert (R-AZ), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Steve Womack (R-AR), Michael Guest (R-MS), Ron Estes (R-KS), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Tom Emmer (R-MN), John R. Carter (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and 72 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr677 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117